Amy's thesis: Between 1450 and 1750 the Spanish and English Colonies in the New World were similar in a political sense, having a main leader but no king, yet different in their alliance to the king and support from the country. Armando's Thesis: Between 1450 and 1750 the Spanish and English Colonies in the Americas maintained a political similarity by both respecting and honoring the king of their home country, but the Spanish were backed by the royals while the English were backed by private investors. JJ's thesis: Between 1450 and 1750 there were many colonies in the new world and the most dominate rule was by either the Spainish or English and both varied in style of controlling their colonies one took a strait forward hands on approch while the other had private investors rule. Both Spainish and English colonies share many things in common and one was that both the coloines where there to help the mother country and not to be on their own.
Spanish Colonies
-The conquests of Mexico and Peru were the results not of Spanish Royal Policy, but rather of the individual efforts by freelance adventurers.
-The ecomienda system was put into use, first in the Caribbean and later in the American mainland.
-Spanish monarchy extended its control over the growing American empire.
-By about 1570 the semiprivate regime of the conquistadores had given way to formal rule under the Spanish crown.
-Bureaucrats charged with the implementation of royal policy and administration of royal justice replaced the soldiers of fortune who had conuered Mexico and Peru.
-Conquistadores did not welcome this, but with the aid of Spanish lawyers, tax collectors, and military forces, royal officials had their way.
-Spanish administrators established two centers of authority in the Americas: Mexico and Peru.
-Each of these was governed by a viceroy who was responsible to the king of Spain.
-Viceroys were the king's representatives in the America's and they wielded considerable power.
-Kings of Spain set up audienciasstaffed by university-educated lawyers to ensure their viceroys would not build personal power bases and become independent.
-These heard appeals against the viceroy's desicions and policies and had the right to address their concerns directly to the Spanish king.
-They also conducted reviews of viceroys; performance at the end of their terms.
-They largely determined policy within their jurisdictions, partly because of the difficulty of communication between the Americas and the Spanish central government.
-Even when the king's orders were clear, the viceroys found ways to procrastinate, such as responding, "I obey, but do not enforce".
ruled by viceroys
viceroys were the kings representatives
audiencias - review courts
Spanish colonies were backed by royals
Spanish gained control of most of the new world by the Treaty of Tordesillas, which was created by the pope and split the America's before they were ever reached.
Spanish royals were in control on colonial business
*Colonies were governed by crown-appointed viceroys or governors. Settlers had to obey the king’s laws and could make none of their own.
*The Spanish were conquistadors, mainly in Central and South America.
English Colonies
-English colonies were backed by private investors.
-Individuals put up money to finance expeditions to America.
-They had control over the colonies' affairs.
-They were always to subject to royal authority, for example, they also maintained their own assemblies and influenced the choice of royal governors.
private investors could control colonies
where on their own except for a little British rule
colonies where only there to get raw good to the main country
Britian had private investorsa do the grunt work of taking control of the colonies
*Distance from England and a frugal Parliament allowed colonists to set up local governments and representative assemblies and to tax themselves, as long as they did not take up arms against the Crown.
*The English were settlers traders and farmers, mainly in North America.
Armando's Thesis: Between 1450 and 1750 the Spanish and English Colonies in the Americas maintained a political similarity by both respecting and honoring the king of their home country, but the Spanish were backed by the royals while the English were backed by private investors.
JJ's thesis: Between 1450 and 1750 there were many colonies in the new world and the most dominate rule was by either the Spainish or English and both varied in style of controlling their colonies one took a strait forward hands on approch while the other had private investors rule. Both Spainish and English colonies share many things in common and one was that both the coloines where there to help the mother country and not to be on their own.
Spanish Colonies
-The conquests of Mexico and Peru were the results not of Spanish Royal Policy, but rather of the individual efforts by freelance adventurers.
-The ecomienda system was put into use, first in the Caribbean and later in the American mainland.
-Spanish monarchy extended its control over the growing American empire.
-By about 1570 the semiprivate regime of the conquistadores had given way to formal rule under the Spanish crown.
-Bureaucrats charged with the implementation of royal policy and administration of royal justice replaced the soldiers of fortune who had conuered Mexico and Peru.
-Conquistadores did not welcome this, but with the aid of Spanish lawyers, tax collectors, and military forces, royal officials had their way.
-Spanish administrators established two centers of authority in the Americas: Mexico and Peru.
-Each of these was governed by a viceroy who was responsible to the king of Spain.
-Viceroys were the king's representatives in the America's and they wielded considerable power.
-Kings of Spain set up audienciasstaffed by university-educated lawyers to ensure their viceroys would not build personal power bases and become independent.
-These heard appeals against the viceroy's desicions and policies and had the right to address their concerns directly to the Spanish king.
-They also conducted reviews of viceroys; performance at the end of their terms.
-They largely determined policy within their jurisdictions, partly because of the difficulty of communication between the Americas and the Spanish central government.
-Even when the king's orders were clear, the viceroys found ways to procrastinate, such as responding, "I obey, but do not enforce".
*Colonies were governed by crown-appointed viceroys or governors. Settlers had to obey the king’s laws and could make none of their own.
*The Spanish were conquistadors, mainly in Central and South America.
English Colonies
-English colonies were backed by private investors.
-Individuals put up money to finance expeditions to America.
-They had control over the colonies' affairs.
-They were always to subject to royal authority, for example, they also maintained their own assemblies and influenced the choice of royal governors.
*Distance from England and a frugal Parliament allowed colonists to set up local governments and representative assemblies and to tax themselves, as long as they did not take up arms against the Crown.
*The English were settlers traders and farmers, mainly in North America.
LINKS
http://apworld.wikispaces.com/Coercive+labor+systems+slavery+and+other+coercive+labor+systems+in+the+Americas
http://apworld.wikispaces.com/Compare+the+Incas+and+Aztecs+in+terms+of+economic+exchanges
validated by saira: i like the second thesis...it is very well worded :] good facts and links and it was organized well so it was easy to understand and read.
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